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"Tales from Earthsea" is once again, wonderfully animated by Ghibli, and despite its usage of violence and finess lacking and its confusing plot elements, its rather not that bad. While it's not as warming other Ghibli movies, it still"Tales from Earthsea" is once again, wonderfully animated by Ghibli, and despite its usage of violence and finess lacking and its confusing plot elements, its rather not that bad. While it's not as warming other Ghibli movies, it still conveys enough action that it's not considered bad.…Expand

Studio Ghibli's beautiful animation saves this film. It has a great soundtrack as well. The voice acting and story-line are what make this movie harder to keep up with. If you are a collector of Ghibli films, I recommend grabbing it for yourStudio Ghibli's beautiful animation saves this film. It has a great soundtrack as well. The voice acting and story-line are what make this movie harder to keep up with. If you are a collector of Ghibli films, I recommend grabbing it for your collection, as it's not a great movie, but not a bad one either.…Expand

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The only thing preventing Tales from Earthsea from being my least favourite Ghibli film is Teru's song. It's a perfect piece of tranquility and a welcomed escape from the rest of the movie which is overly confusing and yet basic at the same time. Arren ties with Jiro from The Wind Rises as being my least favourite Ghibli character and the visuals are sub par for a Ghibli film. Thankfully Goro Miyazaki made up for his poor performance with From Up on Poppy Hill.…Expand